Polystyrene Is Marketed
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Science, Technology, Inventions, Economics, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Inventors, Chemistry, Chemists
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Texas
- Date: 1938
Article abstract: The marketing of polystyrene was a major development in adapting natural substances to meet the needs of society, but its overuse has also threatened the environment.
Polystyrene Is Characterized
In the late eighteenth century, a scientist by the name of Casper Neuman described the isolation of a chemical called “storax” from a balsam tree that grew in Asia Minor. This isolation led to the first report on the physical properties of the substance that is now known as “styrene.” The work of Neuman was confirmed and expanded upon...
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